Alright... so it can run VM/LPARs but is not licensed to do so (my IBM knowledge is pretty much... lacking)?Have a look at this one:http://cgi.ebay.de/IBM-pSeries-Power5-9 ... 065wt_1141They have "PowerVM Code" in the options list for this one... But the price is outrageous. The 3300 pounds offering starts to look better. Sorry for not being helpful...

P.S. this shop had before one Power4 server with APV with a price range at 2-3k Eur. So maybe that is the cheapest one (and less capable partitioning AFAIK).

kenashkov wrote:Alright... so it can run VM/LPARs but is not licensed to do so (my IBM knowledge is pretty much... lacking)?Have a look at this one:http://cgi.ebay.de/IBM-pSeries-Power5-9 ... 065wt_1141They have "PowerVM Code" in the options list for this one... But the price is outrageous. The 3300 pounds offering starts to look better. Sorry for not being helpful...

No problem! I was stupid, I have a p5-550 on the way with no VET code, I didn't realise you need to get one (and pay for one). Now I know!

It's not as if you can try it or hack it, you can only get the code from IBM locked to the serial and who knows what else...